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Beyond football: Nigeria, South Africa rivalry rekindled at AFCON 2023

The semifinal between the two continental giants presents a chance to extend bragging rights on and off the pitch.

Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2024

Alastair Campbell tells young voters to 'get off your high horse' over Gaza

He also compared Keir Starmer to Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2024

Is South Africa’s foreign policy contradictory or a balancing act?

South Africa’s stance on global issues in the last year has confounded many. Some analysts say it is a balancing act.

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024

'Unique and special': Nelson Mandela's grandson addresses pro-Palestine rally

THE grandson of Nelson Mandela - Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela- addressed a crowd in Glasgow as part of a pro-Palestine demonstration calling for a…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2024

Nelson Mandela's support for Palestinians endures with South Africa's genocide case against Israel

South Africa's long-held support for the Palestinian people can be traced back to the time of Nelson Mandela and Yasser Arafat

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024

The ghost of apartheid has come back to haunt Israel and give hope to Palestinians

South Africa’s lawsuit alleging genocide is a fitting call for the right of an oppressed people to self-determination, says journalist Tony Karon

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024

Peter Magubane: courageous photographer who chronicled South Africa's struggle for freedom

Peter Sexford Magubane, a courageous South African photographer whose images testify to both the iniquity of apartheid and the determination and devotion of those who brought about its demise, passed away at 91 years of age in early January 2024.

The Conversation · Jan 4, 2024

Peter Magubane, a South African photographer who captured 40 years of apartheid, dies at age 91

Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s brutal apartheid era of racial oppression, and was entrusted with documenting Nelson Mandela’s first years of freedom after his release from prison, has died

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2024

John Pilger obituary

Campaigning journalist, film-maker, author and fervent critic of US and British foreign policy

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

Nelson Mandela taught me this: hope survives wherever people come together

Even amid the despair that haunts our world, good can come out of evil. We need to believe that, for the sake of our future, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023